I'm actually taking the time while writing Bewitched & Betrayed to read. And as any fellow book addict could have told me, it feels good! There's nothing like reading the work of others to replenish the creative well. Muses are on a strict diet -- they devour as many words as they can get. And believe me, I've learned that a hungry muse is a cranky-as-hell muse.
My girl is purring happily right now.
I'm one of those types that has more than one book going at a time. At the moment, I'm reading:
Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost -- I finally had to see what all the fuss is about. Wow! Okay, I understand the fuss. This one was waiting for me on the front porch (God bless UPS) when I got home last night. I decided to take a peek while cooking dinner. Needless to say, I danged near burnt dinner.
Good book. I'll definitely be getting the other two in the series. And Jeaniene will be at the RT Convention in April. I definitely owe this lady a beer for all the reading enjoyment I'll have over the next few weeks.
Running Hot by Jayne Anne Krentz -- This is the third of her Arcane Society novels that I've read and I really like them.
Poison Study by Maria Snyder -- I could kick myself for taking this long to get around to reading this one. I had the fun of meeting Maria at last year's RT Convention. I bought her books, she bought mine. ; ) Great book, wonderful and gracious author.
The Sword-Edged Blonde by Alex Bledsoe -- All I can say is ignore the cover and buy the book. I'm loving this one. The writing voice kinda reminds me of mine.
Books waiting in the wings to be read:
Mean Streets -- a new anthology with novellas by
Jim Butcher, Simon Green, Kat Richardson and Thomas Sniegoski. Can't wait to crack this one open. You all know how much I love Jim's Harry Dresden books.
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters -- comes highly recommended and I'm looking forward to it.
Coming up the rest of this week: Let every scene advance the plot, Never stop learning, and Why downtime is good time.
Happy reading!
Lisa
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:D ! I'm rereading Maria Snyder's 2nd book, Magic Study, before entering the realm of Fire Study (unread). Glad she's a lovely author. I confess I peeked at the end just to see if there was a HEA...and there is! (Happily Ever After).
And...I'm on the 3rd (I think) book of Elizabeth's series. They are really funny, especially the parts about the umbrella. I won't spoil any more, but Rameses in later books is equally entertaining.
Reading is so good when I make time for it. It does help my muse too.
I have read the entire Peabody series and loved it.
I have been hooked on the other Butcher series (Codex Alera). Have you tried any one of those?
I have the Sword sitting in a chair waiting to be read. I definitely need to get to it.
Thanks for sharing reads.
I adore Jim's writing (and am fanatical about the Dresden Files), but I just couldn't get into the Codex Alera series. It's probably because I completely OD'ed on epic fantasy back in the 80s.
Great choices! I haven't read the Sword and I need to get Mean Streets. Hope you enjoy the others in those series.
I have read Maria Snyder's books long ago. The nice thing about discovering them now, is that you won't have long to wait for the 4th book that is due sometime in early Spring.
I need to go and look for the others that you wrote about.
Tine
Oh, you'll just love the rest of Jeaniene's books! I finished At Grave's End over the weekend. It took me a while to pick them up for some odd reason, but once the cover was opened, it was hard to put them down. :)
Hi Ashley, I'm looking forward to reading them. I'm determined to finish Running Hot (since I'm 3/4 of the way through it). Then Jeaniene's book is next.
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